acheney's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[2020 Showcase!!!!]

These all sound very good! These songs are rather minimal, but I think that it adds to their atmosphere. However, the basses sounds too distorted, and I can feel them clipping with my headphones. With some mastering, you can probably fix it. I can't wait for your album!

Darkendersofficial responds:

Thank You! and yes most of the songs here are rather unmixed so most of them do clip a LOT

[Industry Cries]

I really like the snare with the tremolo and reverberation at the beginning. The bassline really gives this song a heavy atmosphere, and the portamento synth also adds emotion, which I absolutely adore. Yes, I would say that this is synthwave. Regardless of the genre which this song is, this is very good! I can't wait to see what you will upload to your new account! ^3^

Jaybraham responds:

I did kinda pour my guts into this song, and it was was made at a very emotional time me and I was soooo hoping some of it bled through into my song.
All that to say I'm sooo glad you said what you did because yay that means exactly what I wanted ..
Anyway, thank you for being specific about what you liked about the song!
And thank you for noticing all the little things throughout the song. It's all the little things that can make or break a song for sure.
Thank you for supporting me! It means so much more than I can say :)))

[GDSnake - Dabstep]

This song is rather mediocre. I do wish that it had more contour (as in, builds and drops and things like that), but it sounds alright as it is right now. I will agree with TheGoldenProof with the fact that this needs more variations in melody. However, the instruments sound very good, and I do like the percussion! You have potential!

GDSnake responds:

what about trapstep?

[Collapse]

Wow! This song is absolutely flawless and incredibly terrifying! The ambience at the beginning initiates the petrifying atmosphere of the song, and the way you introduce the distorted guitar sounds and the pounding drums is incredibly beautiful. The soundscapes presented by this song are very dystopian, and your intended theme of collapse fits your music's timbre very well. You must have taken an abnormal amount of effort to produce this, and that effort has heavily brought benefit to the final result!

zybor responds:

Thank you, Axeph for your thoughtful review. :)

I also made this track in Ubuntu, though with FL Studio under Wine. The drums were programmed under Renoise and then exported to FL for final production. While I prefer FL with piano roll over tracker, I think tracking is much faster method to work with beats and stuff.

My works are often aimed for high quality production. While I'm an opposite of a perfectionist, if not downright reckless IRL, however I'd spent more time perfecting my musical works more than anything I've done. Getting things sound good has been priority in all my production, regardless of what sound it given.

Thank you again for your thoughts and kind words. Have a great weekend, and happy Halloween :)

[Vista Sounds - Luck-Based]

Very good! I really like how frenetic and driving this track is! I like how you added reverb and side-chain compression on that piano track. The drums also sound very good as well!

Vista-Sound13 responds:

Sorry for the late reply.

Thank you, Axeph-Nell! I'm glad you liked it!

[(Trance) Loquor - Void]

This is great! It has a very ambient atmosphere to it, which I like. The kick does have a little too much transient, but it does not severely affect the overall sound. Of course, this is rather short, and I wish that you can extend this to a few more minutes, but what is present is great! Keep up the good work!

loquor responds:

Thanks! Sorry for late response.

[Dreams]

Although this song more closely resembles conventional dubstep, I still enjoy it! However, the sudden pauses beginning at 1:30 are very jarring and interrupt the flow of the song. You should consider removing them at some point. Of course, everything else is great; the bass, vocals, toy box instrumentation, and ambient pads all fit well into here. Just remove those pauses, and you could earn five stars!

TheBeginnersEnd responds:

Well, in that case, I'd have to get NinjaJamm on my phone again, since that's what I used, but I think it could be done

[Melody of Hell]

Wow, this is intense! >_< The instruments and drums sound amazing! I don't understand your disclaimer about missing beats, because this basically sounds complete to me. However, I don't like the fact that this is incredibly short. The fact that a long silence dominates the last part of the file is rather awkward. Please extend the song to a longer time, because what is currently present is great!

TheBeginnersEnd responds:

Well don't worry. I plan to finish it up sometime around Monday

[Cj'Pit - Light In The Darkness]

I love this! Your use of multiple, constantly changing melodies made this a beautiful, full song. The melancholy atmosphere that this generates really adds to the listening experience. The instruments sound great as well! Did you use a SoundFont, or were they recorded from real instruments? Please continue to produce beautiful music like this!

pit80 responds:

Thank you so much!
Just used Vst .. (I never use Soundfont for music).
I will do my best to compose something more. (But, i am not often compose for free share like this one). Most of my albums and tracks on Itunes ^^

[Vista Sounds - Take Pains]

This is not bad! However, it could use some more depth, because it sounds rather empty to me. The instruments are not bad, and I like the piano that appeared in the middle of the song. However, the drums could be louder and more distorted. I really enjoyed the faster section in the second section of the song. My thoughts may seem slightly disorganized, but I simply have many opinions about different aspects of this song. However, overall, I liked it! Keep up the great production!

Vista-Sound13 responds:

Thank you, LovelaceOfficial for the feedback, And I'm glad you like this song.